Spring Break Fun!

After all that snow in February there were no more teacher workdays, so Spring Break was welcomed with open arms. After our delicious Easter lunch, Gramma and Granddad took the boys with them to the lake for a few days. It was very weird having just one kid. Our house had never been so quiet. It was almost eerie but not quite! I enjoyed my quiet days. I did feel that I needed to hold Sarah as much as possible as this was probably the only one-on-one time she may ever get with me, so I didn't get as much as I wanted done around the house.
When the boys came back home, I wanted to go to the zoo one day, but the pollen was so bad that you couldn't even stand outside for five minutes without turning green. So, we opted for a day at the Greensboro Children's Museum. Kevin took the day off and got to play, too!

The three boys in the big red chair.

Adam taking a police car for a spin.

They had a TV News Station set up with an anchor's desk, a weather spot, and this cooking section. Kids can pretend to put on their own show. Adam played in the kitchen for a long time. I'm not sure what he is making.

I think this was everyone's favorite spot- including Kevin. The three of them (or maybe it was just Kevin) built this "house" at the construction site. Adam and Jackson loved climbing in and out of it.

The babysitter takes them to this museum a lot, and Adam knew exactly what to do in the grocery store. He was so funny pushing his cart around and picking up groceries. He was going to have a lot of oatmeal that week. I think he picked up about five boxes of it.

Jackson "bought" a lot of juice and some plants. I guess he wasn't planning on eating a lot that week!

Sarah got to play, too. They had a special play area just for the little ones.

Adam and Jackson are now ready for Nascar!

Egg Hunts Galore!

Our church usually has an Easter Egg hunt for the children after the annual Palm Sunday lunch. They canceled it this year due to the weather and moved it to after the service on Easter Sunday. After the egg hunt we headed to Aunt Jamie and Uncle Roger's house for Sunday lunch. There, they enjoyed looking for eggs in their backyard. Adam wasn't quite sure what to do at church, but by the time the eggs were hidden a second time at Jamie and Roger's, he knew exactly what to do.

I had to coax him to pick up the eggs and then put them in his basket. Several times he picked up the egg, looked at it, and then put it back on the ground.

Jackson needed no help what so ever!

Sarah just got to watch. She'll get to hunt the eggs next year.

Emptying the eggs and checking the loot.

Adam finds an egg in Aunt Jamie's yard.

Someone hid the eggs pretty well. Jackson had trouble finding some of them.

Still looking for eggs...

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! The boys were very excited about the Easter Bunny coming this year. They just couldn't wait to get downstairs to their baskets. They each got a book, some sidewalk chalk, and a little candy. Sarah seemed more interested in what the boys got than what was in her own basket. She got some sippy cups, some new toys, and a book.

Adam and Jackson did not like posing for this picture. They wanted to get into those baskets.

I'll take that, Jackson!

What's in that egg, Adam? Yum! Some jelly beans!

I didn't get any of these. I'll just take Adam's. He won't mind.

One of Sarah's many expressions. She has tons lately!

Books are my new favorite thing!

Our Six Month Roly Poly

Sarah turned six months old today. She definitely recognizes us when we walk into the room and is all smiles ready to be picked up. She babbles constantly but no coherent words yet. She is rolling all over the floor but not quite sitting up. Her balance is getting better and better each day, so it won't be long now. She doesn't go for her six month check-up for another week and a half. I'll have to post her stats later. She did weigh 17 pounds, 14 ounces when she went to the doctor for another ear infection last week.

Sitting pretty after church today.

The babysitter got a picture of her as she rolled from her back to her front a couple weeks ago.

ARF!

Jackson was in a theatrical performance (as Granddad would say) on Thursday. It was a musical about dogs called "Arf!" Here are a few bits and pieces from the musical. We may have an actor on our hands!

Oh No! Baby Arm!

Wednesday night we had all finished eating and were just sitting around the dinner table talking. Adam left the table and came back with Sarah's doll (which he has pretty much claimed as his own). Kevin and I started clearing the table when we heard, "Oh No! Baby arm!" I turned around to find Baby Doll Sarah lying on the table and Adam holding her arm in the air. It was the freakiest yet funniest thing I had seen in a while. I laughed so hard I cried. Jackson's response was, "Oh- don't ever let him hold Sarah!" We now have an armless doll who needs to visit the repair shop.

Adam is trying to put her arm back on in this picture. We sure do wish we'd had the video camera going for this one!

Trip to the Mebane Fire Department

Jackson's Cub Scout Pack went to the Mebane Fire Department for last week's meeting. Kevin took Adam and Jackson while Sarah and I stayed home. Adam was impressed by the big fire truck.

No, we don't have an addition to our family. This little boy just jumped into the picture. I guess he wanted his picture on the back of the fire truck, too.